Level 34 - Vocab in Context
44 Lessons
1
笑 in Context
2
开玩笑 in Context
3
搞笑 in Context
4
位 in Context
5
发音 in Context
6
意思 in Context
7
介意 in Context
8
同意 in Context
9
有意思 in Context
10
没意思 in Context
11
不好意思 in Context
12
注意 in Context
13
做生意 in Context
14
意外 in Context
15
站 in Context
16
火车站 in Context
17
网站 in Context
18
车站 in Context
19
拉 in Context
20
拉肚子 in Context
21
接 in Context
22
接受 in Context
23
接电话 in Context
24
亲 in Context
25
母亲 in Context
26
父亲 in Context
27
新 in Context
28
新闻 in Context
29
最新 in Context
30
新年 in Context
31
杀 in Context
32
面条 in Context
33
快乐 in Context
34
音乐 in Context
35
茶 in Context
36
扔 in Context
37
奶奶 in Context
38
牛奶 in Context
39
来不及 in Context
40
来得及 in Context
41
呢 in Context
42
所以 in Context
43
所有 in Context
44
声音 in Context
Next Character
奶奶 in Context
CONGRATULATIONS!
A NEW WORD HAS BEEN UNLOCKED
奶奶
Usage 1 - "grandma (father’s side)":
Sentence
奶奶年轻的时候是一个美女。
English
Grandma was a beautiful girl when she was young.
*Sentence
小红帽有个奶奶，今年70岁了，一个人住在比较远的地方。
English
Little Red Riding Hood had a grandma who was 70 years old. The grandma lived alone in a distant place.
Top-Down Words:
小红帽 xiǎohóngmào - little red riding hood
*Sentence
每个星期，妈妈会给奶奶做很多好吃的，然后小红帽给奶奶送过去。
English
Every week her mom would make a lot of delicious things for her grandma and ask her to deliver them to her grandma.
Top-Down Words:
小红帽 xiǎohóngmào - little red riding hood
*Sentence:
这天，妈妈又给奶奶做了几个菜和一些面包，小红帽开开心心准备给奶奶送吃的。
English
One day, her mom once again made some dishes and bread for grandma, and Little Red Riding Hood was happily getting ready to deliver grandma the food.
Top-Down Words:
小红帽 xiǎohóngmào - little red riding hood
*Sentence:
她高高兴兴地来到奶奶的房子前，大叫：“奶奶，我来了！”
English
She happily arrived in front of her grandma’s house and yelled, “Grandma, I’m here.”
Top-Down Words:
房子 fángzi - house
*Sentence
她走过去问奶奶怎么了。奶奶说：“没事没事！“
English
She went up to her grandma and asked what happened. Grandma said, "Nothing, nothing."
*Sentence
这时，大灰狼从床上坐起来，原来，大灰狼把奶奶吃了，等着小红帽，想把她也吃了。
English
Then the big wolf sat up from the bed, as it turned out he'd eaten Grandma and was waiting for Little Red Riding Hood and wanted to eat her too.
Top-Down Words:
原来 yuánlái - original; turn out
把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)
小红帽 xiǎohóngmào...
*Sentence
可是大灰狼才吃了奶奶，它还不饿，所以它先想睡一会儿，醒了再吃小红帽。
English
But the wolf had just eaten the grandma and he wasn't hungry yet. So he wanted to sleep for a while and then eat Little Red Riding Hood.
Top-Down Words:
大灰狼 dàhuīláng - big grey wolf
睡 shuì - to sleep
醒 xǐng - wake up
小红帽 xiǎohóngmào - little red riding hood
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PHASE 2 (Levels 7-12)
- Understanding Chinese Words - Morphemes
- The Six Steps to Learning Words
- 3 Questions About Words
- Top-Down & Bottom-Up Learning
Living Links Series
Word Structure Series
- Part 1 - What are Chinese Words?
- Part 2 - Verb-What 述宾式
- Part 3 - Verb-How 补充式
- Part 4 - Biased 偏正式
- Part 5 - Parallel 并列式
- Part 6 - Duplicated 重叠式
- Part 7 - Subject-Predicate 主谓式
- Part 8 - Affixed 附加式
PHASE 3 (Levels 13-20)
- The Basic Chinese Sentence
- Helper - Expressing Possession with 的
- Helper - When You Can Omit 的
- Helper - Completed Actions with 了
- Helper - Change of State with 了
- Helper - Present Actions with 着
- Connector - Saying 'But' with 但是 - 可是 - 不过
- Connector - Reasons & Actions with 因为..., 所以...
- Connector - Conditional "If-Then" Statements with 如果..., 就
- Connector - Conditional "If-Then" Statements with 要是...的话
- Connector - "Or" in Questions with 还是
- Connector - “Or" in Statements with 或/或者
- Relator - Using 为 to Express "For"
- Relator - Expressing "From" with 从
- Relator - Expressing Location with 在
- Special - Using 在 as a Verb
- Tone - Softening Tone of Voice with 呢
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Denial
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Degree
PHASE 4 (Levels 21-30)
Level 21
- Transferring Money by Smartphone or Bank
- Walk in the Park?! I Have 汉字 to Study!
- Who Determine's a Baby's Looks, Mom or Dad?
Level 22
- How Many Pages of the Book Have You Read?
- Many People Don't Want to Have Babies
- My Girlfriend Can Really Eat!
- What Do You Like to Do?
- What Method Works for Learning Chinese?
Level 23
- Eating Bread
- I Met My Girlfriend in the Park
- Something is Different About My Dog Lately
- The Older Brother is Better Than the Younger Brother
- The Right and Left Side of the Office
- Three Meals a Day
Level 24
- Annoying People
- Breaking Up at the End of the Date
- Going on a Date
- My Two Friends and I
- Overtime at Work
- Red Packets
- Two People in a Relationship
Level 25
- I Want to Find a Boyfriend Too
- My Dad and I
- My Dog Chouchou
- The Big Changes of China
- The Weather is Great, Let's Go to the Park!
- Xiaomei and Her Boyfriend's Day
Level 26
Level 27
- American Journalist Studies Chinese in China
- Can I Still Learn Chinese Anymore?
- Should I Change?
- Children and Their Parents
- Foreigner's Opinion of China
- What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
Level 28
- Daughter & Mother
- Son's Eighth Birthday
- Study, Work & Life
- What's More Important, Looks, or Ability?
Level 29
- Advertisements
- Buying Tickets at Chinese New Year
- Everybody Restaurant
- How Does One Progress
- Son is Out of Control
Level 30
- Cars, Bicycles & Trains
- Potatoes & Beef
- Two Ladies Compare Who's Got it Better
- Young People Raising Cats and Dogs
Phase 4 Grammar Points
- Helper - Expressing That an Action Has Happened Before with 过
- Helper - Turning Adjectives into Adverbs with 地
- Connector - "And" with 和 - 跟 - 与
- Connector - Expressing Exceptions with 除了
- Connector - Expressing Necessary Conditions with 只有...才...
- Relator - Expressing "With" Using 和
- Relator - Using 给 to Express 'Give,' 'For,' or 'To'
- Relator - Towards What Direction with 往
- Relator - 'Towards' a Target with 对
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Frequency
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Range
- “How Does What" - Adverbs Expressing Tone of Voice
- “How Does What" - Adverbs of Time
- Special - Details of a Description with 是...的
- Special - Emphasizing Nouns with 是...的
- Special - Emphasizing Actions with 是...的
PHASE 5 (Levels 31-36)
Cao Chong Weighs the Elephant
- Paragraph 2 - Level 34
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 34
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 48 (Intermediate Course)
Honesty
- Paragraph 1 - Level 36
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 39 (Intermediate Course)
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 56 (Intermediate Course)
Little Red Riding Hood
- Paragraph 1 - Level 34
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 35
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 44 (Intermediate Course)
Nighttime Beauty, Daytime Witch
- Paragraph 1 - Level 32
- Paragraph 2 - Level 34
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 35
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 55 (Intermediate Course)
Patience
- Paragraph 1 - Level 34
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 35
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 50 (Intermediate Course)
Si Maguang Smashed the Vat
- Paragraph 1 - Level 35
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 41 (Intermediate Course)
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 48 (Intermediate Course)
Sleeping Beauty
- Paragraph 1 - Level 35
- Paragraph 2 - Level 32
- Paragraph 4 - Level 35
- Paragraph 5 - Level 34
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 36
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 54 (Intermediate Course)
The Three Little Pigs
- Paragraph 2 - Level 33
- Full Story 90% Comprehension - Level 35
- Full Story 98% Comprehension - Level 52 (Intermediate Course)
Phase 5 Grammar Points
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Connector - Using 虽然...但是... to Express 'Even though...,still...'
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Connector - Expressing 'Not This, Instead That' with 不是..., 而是...
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Jason Pon
小红帽有个奶奶，今年70岁了，一个人住在比较远的地方
Is the literal translation of 比较远的地方 a 'relatively' far away place?
Mandarin Blueprint
Yep!
MB Team
This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVMPOQ1mG4g&t=3210s